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Resilient Cities 2013 welcomes over 500 participants
7 June 2013
The Resilient Cities 2013 Congress concluded last week and was a resounding success! Steering its numerous sessions and parallel events were over 500 attendees comprised of speakers, participants and volunteers.
To relieve its key moments, check out the congress highlights and liveblog including posts, interviews and photos. Congress report is already in preparation and will be published in a few weeks time.
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Presentations are now available online! Visit 'Program' page to download them.
Carrot City launches exhibition on urban agriculture in Bonn
13 May 2013
To complement the Resilient Urban Food Systems Forum Carrot City - a research initiative by Ryerson University - launches an exhibition on the first day of Resilient Cities 2013 congress. An exhibit contains a range of completed projects and speculative proposals on urban design solutions which facilitate the production of food in the city.
The exhibition will be open to public until 11 June. More information at: http://www.ryerson.ca/carrotcity
When: 31 May - 11 June
Where: Kunstmuseum, Friedrich-Albert-Allee 2, Bonn, Germany
Congress partner Siemens introduces a study on resilient urban infrastructure
29 April 2013
The study, prepared in collaboration with ARUP and Regional Plan Association, focuses on city resilience to natural disasters and concludes that it must be integrated in all aspects of urban planning.
'Resilient infrastructure is not an option but a must. What you get is a city that is better protected and at the same time more efficient and reliable!' - said Roland Busch, CEO of Siemens’ Infrastructure & Cities Sector, when presenting the initial results of the study. Read more about the study here...
On the second day of the congress Siemens will be presenting the case of the New York City. The example of the City's electrical grid will be used to demonstrate how cities can operationalize resilience in the planning and management of urban infrastructure.
